baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2574382-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and computer program for information retrieval using query expansion
Inventor: TONY RUSSELL-ROSE
IPC: G06F16/9032
Filed: 2018-05-31
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for information retrieval are disclosed. The method starts by determining candidate query expansion terms S102 for expanding a received query expression having a search term, by searching information sources basing on a number of the words included in the search term, to identify one or more terms potentially related to the query expression. The query expression is then modified S105 to include the candidate query expansion terms, and the modified query expression is then submitted to a search engine S106. With the received search results S107 from the search engine being presented to the user. The candidate terms may be output S103 for the user to select the terms to be S104 included in the search query. The candidate query expansion terms may be determined by searching a statistical model if the search term only comprises a single word, or by searching a curated database if the search term comprises a plurality of words. The related terms may hypernyms, hyponyms, synonyms or term defintions.
Patent GB-2564264-A (GB)
Title: Static mixer for fluid flow in a pipeline
Inventor: REGINALD SELIRIO
IPC: F17D3/18
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: A static mixer for mixing fluid flow in a pipeline includes a body having a plurality of slots through the body, the slots being angled with respect to an axis passing through a center of the body. A plurality of arms extends from an outer edge of the body towards a center of the body, each arm having a flat surface on a first side of the body and angled sides along at least a portion thereof extending to a second side of the body. The plurality of slots includes at least one concentric ring of slots.
Patent GB-2574077-A (GB)
Title: Heating appliance
Inventor: SAMUEL HAYDN ANDREW THOMAS
IPC: F24B1/182
Filed: 2016-09-22
Abstract: A heating appliance comprises a cylindrical shape body 2, and a fire box (9,fig.4) for receiving fuel (11,fig.4) inside chamber (12,fig.4). A food holding part 5 is rotatably connected above the body 2 such that heat generated by the fuel in use cooks food. The food holding part 5 is rotatable between first and second positions wherein in a first position, a food receiving member of the food holding part is higher above the fire box than when the food holding part is in the second position. The food receiving member may comprise a circular plate which may be a grill. The food holding part may comprise at least one sidewall extending from a perimeter of the food receiving member.
Patent GB-2571166-A (GB)
Title: Structure-strengthening hair treatment agent with increased care effect
Inventor: VOLKER SCHEUNEMANN
IPC: A61Q5/12
Filed: 2018-10-22
Abstract: Disclosed are hair treatment agents which, in relation to their weight, contain: from about 0.0001 to about 20 % by weight of methionine; from 0.1 to 10 % by weight of at least one metal chloride of formula MC13 * x H2O, in which M stands for a trivalent metal cation and x stands for a number of from 0 to 10; hair care substance(s) selected from the group of cationic polymers, quaternary ammonium compounds, fatty alcohols and silicones. Also claimed are methods for the treatment of hair using such compositions. Preferably, the silicone is an aminofunctional silicone. Preferably the cationic surfactant comprises behenyltrimethylammonium chloride. Further claimed are the use of mixtures of methionine, metal chlorides of formula MCl3 * H2O and haircare substances selected from the group of a. cationic polymers, b. quaternary ammonium compounds, c. fatty alcohols and d. silicones to strengthen the inner hair structure and to increase the hair-conditioning effect of hair treatment agents.
Patent GB-2578870-A (GB)
Title: Method of modifying a lighting system in an aircraft
Inventor: DANIEL ALAN RUST
IPC: B64D47/02
Filed: 2018-11-09
Abstract: A lighting system for an aircraft has one or more light modules 22 and can be controlled to select different light settings (fig.1,12,14,16,18), such as dim and bright. The control 10 can be placed into a data transmission mode by selecting a certain sequence of settings, which may act as an initialization procedure to prevent accidental use. The control can then generate a stream of data signals 34 carrying programming information, such as pre-set scene information, transmitting them to reconfigure the light output of the light modules. The data signals may be encoded using a coding scheme such as Manchester encoding and generated at a very low data rate in the range of 0.5-2 bits per second to achieve a robust data transfer over a control line 32 between the control and a memory 28 of the light modules, used to store the pre-set scenes. The control may be a rotary switch, keypad or touchscreen.
Patent GB-2573668-A (GB)
Title: Accelerators for composite cement compositions
Inventor: Thomas Jason Pisklak
IPC: C09K8/46
Filed: 2017-02-22
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and systems for cementing. A method of cementing may comprise: providing a composite cement composition comprising a pozzolan, an accelerator, and water, wherein the accelerator comprises a chloride salt and a sulfate salt, wherein the composite cement composition is free of Portland cement or comprises Portland cement in an amount of about 50% by weight of cementitious components or less; and allowing the composite cement composition to set.
Patent GB-2589052-A (GB)
Title: Equine monitoring
Inventor: DAVID FROST
IPC: A61B5/282
Filed: 2019-07-19
Abstract: A garment or sleeve 1 for an animal such as a horse, comprising a structure of a flexible material 4, a plurality of electrical connectors 7, 8 for mechanically and electrically coupling to a sensing device, the connectors being attached to the structure, and a plurality of electrodes 2, 3 deposited on a surface of the structure, each electrode being in electrical communication with a respective one of the connectors. The electrodes may be flexible and extend helically around the sleeve; the sleeve itself may be wrapped around the girth or strap of a saddle.
Patent GB-2577969-A (GB)
Title: System and method of maintaining traffic apparatus location information
Inventor: SERGE BEAUDRY
IPC: G08G1/0955
Filed: 2019-08-09
Abstract: A traffic apparatus location system comprises a beacon system affixed 501 to the traffic apparatus. The beacon system broadcasts apparatus data 502 associated with the apparatus to a remote device. A computer processing system receives information associated with the apparatus data from the remote device and the apparatus data are used to derive location data associated with a location of traffic apparatus. The location may be derived based upon the strength of the broadcast signal received at the remote device, for example determining 503 the peak signal strength. The beacon may broadcast in response to the proximity of the remote device.
Patent GB-2578209-A (GB)
Title: Interior trim of a motor vehicle
Inventor: ALESSANDRA SORRENTINO
IPC: B60R13/02
Filed: 2019-09-03
Abstract: Interior trim panels, 2a, 2b, 8 for covering area around B-pillar (fig 1, 34) and door sills (fig 1, 32), which can be shifted relative to each other during assembly for manufacturing compliance. They may shift either exclusively in one direction or both vertically and longitudinally. The panel 2b may have guides, which may be projections 17, for engaging with groove-like depressions 14 on the other panel 2a and allowing movement horizontally. Alternatively, pocket 10 may engage with project 23 to only allow vertical movement. Finger-like projection 15 may engage with projection 18 to allow movement in both the vertical and horizontal direction. Panels may also overlap with each other, forming an overlapping region 9.
Patent GB-2590058-A (GB)
Title: Animal related apparatus
Inventor: SHAHRIYAR VAFAIEFARD
IPC: B68B1/12
Filed: 2019-10-14
Abstract: Apparatus 300 for attachment to an animal, comprising at least one pivotable arrangement 210 and an actuator 320. The actuator is configurable to pivot the arrangement between a first configuration for locating at least part of the arrangement substantially outside a field of vision of an animal and a second configuration for locating at least part of the arrangement at least partially within a field of vision of the animal. Also disclosed is a system for training, controlling and/or conditioning an animal, the system comprising the apparatus and a remote control device 330. The actuator is remotely actuatable by the remote-control device. Also described is a method of training, controlling and/or conditioning an animal using the apparatus. The apparatus may in the form of a hood, blinker, visor, shield, scree, cover or mask and may be attached to a collar, bridle or harness. A light source, power supply, audio deivce, camera, solar panal, transmitter and antenna may also be provided.
Patent GB-2575411-A (GB)
Title: Article for use in water
Inventor: STUART LOMAX
IPC: A63H23/04
Filed: 2018-05-09
Abstract: The invention relates to the provision of an unmanned article provided to float and be propelled in a body of water, the said article, provided with propulsion means to allow the article to be moved through the body of water and control means allow the control of operation of the propulsion means and direction of movement of the same through the body of water in accordance with predetermined modes of operation and/or in response to detected events. The article can be used in conjunction with one or more water craft which is provided to be powered so as to allow directionally controlled movement in the said body of water and the operation of the article can be controlled in response to the craft movement and/or the craft can be moved with reference to the movement of the article at that time to allow a game to be played.
Patent GB-2590466-A (GB)
Title: Displaceable receptacle for a test sample
Inventor: MICHAEL RAMSAY
IPC: G01N21/552
Filed: 2019-12-19
Abstract: A system for containing a sample 6 for analysis by a spectrometer, comprises a sample receptacle unit 1 with a well 4 for containment of the sample, the well comprising a well inner wall 5 and well floor, a floor aperture 32 in the well floor, and comprising a spectroscopy element 31, the spectroscopy element spanning the opening of floor aperture, wherein the well further comprises a sealing material 33 at the interface of the inner wall with the spectroscopy element, wherein radiation 7 is free to pass through the floor aperture to the spectroscopy element. The system may be used in ATR, reflectance or transmission spectroscopy. The receptacle may comprise a main body 3 with floor aperture and a cover 2 which forms the well in the main body.
Patent GB-2594996-A (GB)
Title: An insect control device
Inventor: JAMIE PAUL WILLIAM CAIN
IPC: B65F7/00
Filed: 2020-05-15
Abstract: An insect control device for use within a refuse receptacle comprises a housing 10 with a pressuriser arranged to impel fluid from a spray fluid reservoir 19 though a nozzle at periodic time intervals under the control of a controller 16, which may be remote controlled. The device may be mounted on the inside of the hinged lid of a wheelie bin and have a tilt switch for safety to prevent operation when the lid is open. A motor 18 may operate a pump via gearing cogs and a lever (figure 5) which convert rotary motion to reciprocating motion to press a pump or actuate a pressurised cannister.
Patent GB-2582513-A (GB)
Title: Automatic diagonal scaling of workloads in a distributed computing environment
Inventor: LIOR ARONOVICH
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2018-11-05
Abstract: A method for automatic diagonal scaling of workloads in a distributed computing environment includes, for each of a plurality of resources of each of a plurality of application instances, a determination as to whether a change in allocation of at least one of the plurality of resources is required. Operations requirements are computed for each of the plurality of application instances, the computed requirements including vertical increase and decrease operations,and horizontal split and collapse operations. The vertical decrease and horizontal collapse operations are first processed, the vertical increase and horizontal split operations are ordered, and the vertical increase and horizontal split operations are subsequently processed based on the ordering, thereby optimizing application efficiency and utilization of the plurality of resources in the distributed computing environment.
Patent GB-2596808-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacturing a pressure vessel
Inventor: ANDREW SADLES
IPC: F17C13/08
Filed: 2020-07-06
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pressure vessel 10 comprising the steps of dividing a wall 104 of a section 100 of the pressure vessel 10 into a first segment 120 and a second segment 150, separating the first segment from the second segment 150, fitting apparatus 400 onto the first segment, and then re-attaching the first segment and the second segment. Also disclosed is a support structure 500 for manufacturing a pressure vessel , comprising a first segment support structure 510 nestable within a second segment 520, wherein the first segment 520, wherein the first segment support structure is moveable vertically relative to the second, and can be moved between a nested position with the second segment and a position spaced apart from the second segment support structure. The apparatus 400 may be a power plant, pump, or tanks
Patent GB-2589450-A (GB)
Title: Club heads having reinforced club head faces and related methods
Inventor: ERIC J MORALES
IPC: A63B60/52
Filed: 2016-06-01
Abstract: The golf club head (100) has top end and bottom end opposite the top end. A reinforcement device has a reinforcement element having a geometric centre approximately. The reinforcement element has a looped rib having outer and inner perimeter surface. The outer perimeter surface of reinforcement element is filleted with rear surface with a fillet having a radius of greater than or equal to 0.012 centimetres. The inner perimeter surface has a largest rib span of greater than or equal to 0.609 to 1.88 centimetres.
Patent GB-2591857-A (GB)
Title: Photographing-based 3D modeling system and method, and automatic 3D modeling apparatus and method
Inventor: MING ZHAO
IPC: H04N13/293
Filed: 2020-05-15
Abstract: Disclosed are a photographing-based three-dimensional (3D) modeling system and method, and an automatic 3D modeling apparatus and method. The photographing-based 3D modeling method comprises: S1) fixing a mobile device and a camera on the same photographing support; S2) obtaining a plurality of images for positioning of the camera or the mobile device in the process of moving the support, and obtaining the position and orientation of each photographing point to form a route map using a unified coordinate system; S3) performing 3D modeling on the mobile device or a remote server on the basis of an image for 3D modeling at each photographing point; and S4) uniformly placing a 3D model of each photographing point in the same 3D coordinate system according to the position and orientation obtained in step S2, and splicing joint parts of the 3D models of the plurality of photographing points to form an overall 3D model containing the plurality of photographing points. According to the present invention, various photographing devices can be supported, and the relative position of each photographing point and the lens orientation of the camera can be automatically and accurately recorded, and a 3D model and 2D planar graph which can roam inside can be automatically generated.
Patent GB-2589753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in completing wells
Inventor: Thor Andre Løvoll
IPC: E21B33/04
Filed: 2019-07-10
Abstract: In various embodiments, a well has an outer housing which comprises a vertical main bore and a wing bore, and can for example be completed by a method comprising the steps of: running an upper completion into a wellbore of the well; locating a tubing hanger in the main bore of the outer housing in an operational position for fluid communication with the wing bore, the tubing hanger including at least one services line that is connected to downhole equipment in the wellbore; connecting at least one further services line to the services line of the tubing hanger, after the tubing hanger has obtained said operational position; and installing a cap on an end of the main bore; and optionally installing at least one intermediate body between the cap and the tubing hanger; whereby the connected services lines are arranged to communicate at least one service between the tubing hanger and an exterior of the capped well through either or both of: the end of the main bore; and the cap. Related apparatus, a cap, and a tubing hanger are also described.
Patent GB-2597814-A (GB)
Title: Armoured ventilation grille
Inventor: LEE C PALMER
IPC: F41H7/00
Filed: 2021-01-04
Abstract: An armoured grille assembly comprises first 11, second 12 and third armour plate panels. The second armour plate panel 12 is affixed along respective side edges to a rear surface of the first armour plate panel 11 such that the second armour plate panel 12 is spaced apart from and substantially parallel with the first armour plate panel 11 thereby defining a cavity 14 intermediate said first 11 and second 12 panels. The respective first and second armour plate panels 11, 12 comprise a series of corresponding rows of spaced apart apertures110, 120, the rows of apertures 120 in the second armour plate panel 12 being at least partially vertically offset with respect to rows of apertures 110 in the first armour plate panel 11. Each row of complementary corresponding spaced apart apertures 110, 120 on each of the first and second armour plate panels 11, 12 further comprises an associated slat member 15.
Patent GB-2592502-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibers for optically sensing through wound dressings
Inventor: ALLAN KENNETH FRAZER GRUGEON HUNT
IPC: G01N27/04
Filed: 2019-09-26
Abstract: A wound treatment apparatus can include a wound dressing configured to be positioned proximate to a wound. Multiple optical fibers positioned at least partly in the wound dressing can include a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber. The wound treatment apparatus can include an emitter and a detector. The emitter can emit first electromagnetic radiation into the first optical fiber so that the first optical fiber passes the first electromagnetic radiation. The detector can generate a signal responsive to second electromagnetic radiation that exits the second optical fiber and contacts the detector.
Patent GB-2601039-A (GB)
Title: Marine seismic survey
Inventor: Magnus Wangensteen
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2021-09-16
Abstract: The invention relates to methods of performing a marine seismic 4D monitor survey 602 that repeats a previous survey 102 wherein the previous survey employs a different number of sources to the monitor survey. In one aspect the previous survey employs a total of two sources, and the monitor survey uses four sources towed asymmetrically relative to sail lines or the crossline midpoint of the sources of the previous survey. In another aspect there are first and second previous surveys and the previous surveys and monitor survey all use a different number of sources. In another aspect the number of monitor survey sources is greater than the sources used to perform the previous survey. In another aspect, first and second shot points are produced by one source in the previous survey and there are three or more sources used for the monitor survey. A first subset of the monitor sources is activated to repeat the first shot point and a second subset repeat the second shot point. The subsets are not identical.
Patent GB-2603282-A (GB)
Title: Helmet fit system
Inventor: GUIDO RIETDYK
IPC: A42B3/32
Filed: 2021-12-08
Abstract: Helmet fit system 10 comprising a harness 12, first anchor 28a, second anchor 28b, tensioning mechanism 26 and a cable 24. The cable passes from a first point of securement on the tensioning mechanism around the first anchor, through the harness and around the second anchor. The tensioning mechanism is not secured to any point of the harness. The harness may define a channel 20 which the cable passes through. A cover plate 22 may be secured over a portion of the harness. The tensioning mechanism may be a dial tensioner. The cable may further pass from the second anchor back through the harness around the first anchor to a second point of securement on the tensioning mechanism. The system may conform to a head of a wearer. The harness may define a plurality of webs 12a-b that define one or more openings 12c. A helmet comprising the system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2615791-A (GB)
Title: Hydrogen production system and method
Inventor: ATE WIEKAMP
IPC: C01B3/24
Filed: 2022-02-18
Abstract: A hydrogen production system is disclosed comprises a hydrogen pyrolysis reactor which has a hydrocarbon input, an electrical input and at least one hydrogen output. The hydrogen production system also comprises a fuel cell. Means are provided to route part of the hydrogen from one of the at least one hydrogen outputs to the fuel cell. The fuel cell then generates an electrical output, which is routed to the electrical input of the hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor. A related method of operating a hydrogen production system is also described. The hydrocarbon may be methane where the pyrolysis forms hydrogen and carbon. The pyrolysis reactor may produce two hydrogen outputs of differing purity via a purification process.
Patent GB-2617848-A (GB)
Title: A container assembly
Inventor: PAUL JAMES HOWARD BAGNALL
IPC: B65D77/04
Filed: 2022-04-21
Abstract: A container assembly 10 comprising a thermoformed plastic container 12 with a base and a container wall terminating at a container flange 20, and a flexible container lid is attached to an upper surface of the container flange by a first heat sealing material, and a support 30 with a support wall surrounding the container wall and terminating at a support flange 28, wherein the support flange is configured and arranged to abut against a lower surface of the container flange, and is attached thereto by a second heat sealing material. the flexible lid may be formed from a plastic film or metal foil. The heat sealing material may be a polymeric film such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene tetraphthalate, or a non-plastic material such as polylactic acid (PLA). The support may be formed from a fibrous material such as paper or card. Also a method of forming a container assembly comprising thermoforming a plastic container, providing a support, positioning the container within the support, positioning a flexible container lid over the container, and applying heat and pressure to the upper and lower surfaces of the flange to seal the container.
Patent GB-2603443-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically modifying parallelism of task in pipeline
Inventor: YANNICK SAILLET
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2020-10-21
Abstract: In an approach to dynamically identifying and modifying the parallelism of a particular task in a pipeline, the optimal execution time of each stage in a dynamic pipeline is calculated. The actual execution time of each stage in the dynamic pipeline is measured. Whether the actual time of completion of the data processing job will exceed a threshold is determined. If it is determined that the actual time of completion of the data processing job will exceed the threshold, then additional instances of the stages are created.